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Beta2 integrins and ICAM-1 are involved in establishment of the intestinal mucosal T cell compartment.
Immunity - 1 Sept 1996
Huleatt J W, Lefrançois L
Abstract excerpt
Development of the mucosal immune system was examined in mice with partial loss of expression of ICAM-1 or CD18. Profound effects on Peyer's patch (PP), lamina propria (LP), and intraepithelial lymphocyte (IEL) T cell populations were observed in mutant mice. Normal expression of CD18 integrins and ICAM-1 was essential for development of the CD8(alpha beta) TCR(alpha beta)LP and IEL compartment and for the...
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